Dirt crafting!

{hello again, so the previous chapters have been updated to make them slightly less grammatically bad and they make more sense, sort of anyway, soooo…. On With the story, yaaayyyyy! ;) yeah that was just dumb K bye}

<Nico POV>

What should I make next.

Oh I got it I shall make a…..FOX.

Yeah foxes are cute right?

On with the dirt play time, and while I do that I might as well ask some questions!

[hello? System]

'Sigh'(yes host?)

Wait di-did the system just sigh, what the hell!

[ I was wondering, what does a skill point do?]

(A skill point allows you to improve a skill with out using the skill)

[I see that sounds useful, one more thing.]

(Yes host?)

[at what level do I evolve?]

(Host will evolve for the first time at level 5, then 10, then 20, then 50, and so on.)

Wait why 20 then 50 instead of 40 isn't it supposed to double each time?

Ahh who cares I'm sure there's a good reason.

Oh right I finished making a giant dirt fox, it looks like a fox just the same size as old mole dude. Speaking of old mole dude where is he?

I look around for a few minutes until I spot IT.

IT is a very, very, very large dirt statue of a dragon, no seriously a dragon with the old mole literally laying in its mouth, I almost had a mini mole heart attack god damn it!

And I was just over here thinking I'd made a mole-masterpiece, while the old mole is busy making actual art W.T.F.

Oh by the way 'dirt construct is at level 9 now, yeah!

Oh I forgot I have a skill point too spend!

[system spend the skill point on 'dig']

(Skill 'dig' has levelled up to 5)

(Skill 'dig' has become 'excavate')

Uh-huh

[what does it do?]

('Excavate' allows the host to use stamina to form large 'hands' around hosts 'hands' to dig in a larger area with less effort and much faster than normal)

That seem like dig just big-oh wait yeah that makes sense.

[so how come 'dig' changed at level 5 but 'dirt construct' didn't?]

(Different skills have different max levels.)

That also makes sense.

[thank you system]

...…

Rude.

<old man Morris POV>

Fewww I've finished my little project, it's not as nice as a real one but it's a dragon nonetheless also kinda comfortable to lie in, but I don't think it's as good as what that kid's made, the kid made some kinda animal with a fluffy lookin tail, I think it's a girl one cause if that's meant to be male, then what do the females look like!

< Nico POV >

[system how do I get Exp the normal way?]

(Fighting and killing.)

[sure why not]

Although I know it's a bad thing to say, I'd rather kill than keep gorging myself on worms all day.

And so I waddle over to the old man.

"Hi" I say with the most innocent look I can manage.

"Ehh- oh it's you, hello"the old mole responds trying to act indifferent but I can see the care in his eyes.

"Where are monsters?" I ask with the cutest expression a mole can make.

"Why do ya ask?"the old mole asks back with concern evident on his mole face.

"To level up!" I shout honestly and full of joy at the idea.

"Well I'm not telling you then, before you ask it's because you are too small and defenceless!" He shouts back full of a protective energy and righteousness to protect my cuteness I assume.

"So I just need better defences" I mutter to myself.

"What was that little fella?" The big mole asks with a. Questioning gaze.

"Bye-bye" I say with the normal cute expression, before running back to my dirt fox.

So if I have better defences I can go fight monsters.

How do I make my defences better?

Get hit a lot? No.

Level up? Nah that'll take to long.

Armour? N-wait that might work, all I have to do is make the dirt more solid when shaping it around my body, leave my joints free, and keep it light, that might work, it'll take more work than my dirt fox though, cause it'll be really delicate work, especially making the dirt armour work as armour, but I should be able to do it!

Time to get to work, I'll start with the larger parts like the head and torso.

I start by grabbing some dirt and pushing it into a square plate and then making another one, I then place that one on top of the first and push them together until they're as thin as I can make them, I repeat this step a few times and end up with about 6 plates, I slash at them with all my meagre strength, they don't even have a scratch, now I use some soft dirt and use it to connect the plates together, I use the plates to make an old-fashioned open samurai helmet, so my snout does not get stuck.

I repeat the previous process many times until I've managed to make about 26 plates, this time I make the torso armour, I leave a large enough hole at the top to get my head through, at the end I have what looks like a very crude samurai chest piece with a plate for each shoulder as the only protection for my arms, and for my legs 6 plates, two on the outside of my mole thighs, two at the front of my mole legs, and finally two at my rear, although ugly it's actually pretty defensive, good for a first try.

(Congratulations host for gaining the skill 'beginer armour craftsmanship ' and the skill has levelled up 6 times)

Huh when did I get the skill, probably when I finished the helmet.

Okay time to put the armour on.

I use my arms to hold the torso open as I slip into it, I struggle to my feet, it's heavier than I would like, but it'll work, now for the helmet, this parts easy, I just pick it up and put it on my head, and tie the small yet durable and flexible dirt rope I made to keep it on my head, it is also heavy but bearable.

I waddle my way over to the old mole, slower than normal, I admit but still I made it over to him.

I tap him on the back to get his attention, he turns around slowly and as soon as he sees my glorious masterful armo-

"Pfffff bwahahahahahahhaha what is that supposed to be? " he asks while struggling to stifle his laughter.

"Armour" I reply clearly showing my annoyance.

"Is that really even gonna help your defence at all?" He asks somewhat sceptically.

"Of course it is, it didn't even get scratched with my full strength!" I reply, not sour at all.

"Yes but how does your strength compare to others" He asks still fully feeling sceptical.

"I also dropped a rock off the top of my dirt fox onto it and it didn't scratch!" I shout unable to mask my fury at being doubted.

"Okay fine, so why are you wearing 'armour'?" He asks his eyes full of questioning.

"To fight monsters" I reply, no seriously nothing other than that.

"Ahh you're not gonna give up are you?"

He asks most definitely annoyed.

"Not till I get to fight monsters!" I shout in reply, my squeaky mole voice slightly squeakier than normal.

"Fine meet me in the dragons mouth tomorrow." He concedes, clearly knowing my might.

I run off back to my hole-home.

<old man Morris POV>

'Sigh' that kid wants to fight monsters now, he even made a cute little armour set for himself, I couldn't even see his eyes, it was so cute I almost choked, anyway I've agreed to allow him to fight monsters, but I'm only gonna let him fight the weakest of the weak monsters, so he can level up, and I'd also rather not test the defence of his armour.

<Nico POV>

Now that I'm back in my hole-home I've decided I need a weapon, so naturally I make more plates, I put them all together in a line and make sure they are thoroughly connected, I carve them into a basic katana shape, sticking with the samurai style, I carve the handle to be 2.3 cm long, it's circular and designed so that I can hold it with my mole hands, the guard is circular, and half a cm wide and about 0.7 cm thick, the blade I carve into a slight curve, it's 5 cm long, remember I'm only around 5-6 cm tall so my katana is bigger than me, I sharpen it with my hands/claws, I test it's sharpness on my armour, which I already removed, it makes a somewhat deep scratch, luckily I can fix that with some dirt, the blade is completely fine and only damaged the armour due to being sharper than my hands/claws.

Now it's time for some sleep.

[goodnight system]

(Goodnight Host) the system says with a warmer tint to its voice than normal.

{so how's the chapter, did you enjoy the image of a tiny mole dressed as a samurai with a big sword, that I hope you thought of, I did, so how is Nico gonna fare against monsters, is his armour any good? Will he ever get a pet for the pet slot in his status? Is this foreshadowing? As always if you want too, please do comment any ways I can improve, actually just comment it does not even need to be about improving the story, could just be about something you found funny, anyway BYE-BYE}

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{the chapters keep getting longer, don't they?}

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{ oh yeah Nico's status looks like this now}

Name:Nico

Species:lesser baby mole

Bloodline:none

Health:6/6

Stamina:4/4

Mana:none

Pets:none

Skills:Excavate, Mole senses, worm exp, Kin detection, dirt construct lvl 9, beginner armour craftsmanship lvl 7

Level:2

Exp:63/200

Skill points:0